PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and FKS proprietor Fawad Sarwar (centre) on the public sale for the 2 new PSL groups on the Jinnah Conference Centre in Islamabad on January 8, 2026. — PSL
HYDERABAD: The official title and brand of the seventh Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) franchise had been unveiled on Saturday at a star-studded ceremony at Niaz Stadium, marking the crew’s formal entry into the match.
The franchise, which was acquired by FKS Group for staggering Rs 1.75 billion on the historic public sale on the Jinnah Conference Centre in Islamabad final month, has now been named ‘Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen’.
Moreover the nomenclature, the emblem of the crew was additionally unveiled in the course of the ceremony and was shared on the franchise’s official social media handles.
“The pitch has a new ruler. The game has a new power. Presenting the Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen,” the caption learn. “Let our [PSL] reign begin.”
The event got here the next day, the franchise introduced signing 5 gamers, together with Pakistan’s Saim Ayub and Marnus Labuschagne, main into the historic gamers public sale, scheduled to be held on February 11.
The Houston Kingsmen roped in Ayub for Rs126 million within the Platinum class, adopted by Usman for Rs46.2 million within the Diamond, whereas Maaz and Akif had been signed for Rs35 million and Rs19.6 million within the Rising and Gold classes, respectively.
Labuschagne, then again, joined Hyderabad as a direct signing for an undisclosed quantity.
For the unversed, the franchise has additionally strengthened its teaching panel forward of the historic version by bringing in high-profile worldwide names.
Former Pakistan red-ball head coach and Australian all-rounder Jason Gillespie will lead as head coach, with Grant Bradburn becoming a member of as fielding coach, Craig White as assistant coach, Hanif Malik as batting coach and Zac Martin taking cost of power and conditioning.
The eleventh version of the PSL will see a historic change as the standard participant draft has been changed by a participant public sale, whereas the league itself expands to eight groups for the primary time.
This enlargement marks a big milestone in PSL historical past, following the entry of Multan Sultans in Season 3, which elevated the variety of groups from 5 to 6.
With the addition of Hyderabad and Sialkot, the league will now function eight competing groups.
